Cannes: Robert Pattinson plays a lethal finance bad boy in David Cronenberg's 'Cosmopolis.' Plus, a Palme d'Or conspiracy theory - Entertainment Weekly Online
25 May 2012, 11:54 am
with its liquidly opaque digital ethereality and indomitable new breed of global-transactional high flier. Eric, talking and talking, has the robotic assurance of a man who transcends mere human relationships through power. Yet I’m not sure if ...

The magnetic pull of Scandinavia - The Independent
24 May 2012, 5:21 am
Denmark’s DTU is a high-flier in the Leiden Ranking, which measures scientific performance across 500 universities world- wide: the institution comes seventh in Europe, and first in Scandinavia. Perhaps the most appealing number to students from the UK ...

Neil Heywood death investigation may include analysis of blood samples - The Guardian
23 May 2012, 10:26 pm
Heywood had close ties to Bo Xilai, a Chinese political high-flier whose career has been derailed by the death. Bo was removed as Chongqing's Communist party secretary on 15 March and has been suspended as a Politburo member amid questions over whether he ...

Victim was a high flier - AsiaOne
20 May 2012, 5:22 pm
SINGAPORE - He was an equity analyst with Japanese global investment banking group Nomura Securities. Mr Inada Takanori, 31, was also said to be Japan's first and only analyst solely dedicated to the housing equipment industry. The Straits Times reported ...

Judgement day nears for a fallen Democrat high flier - Sydney Morning Herald
18 May 2012, 10:10 pm
The jury deliberating the fate of John Edwards have asked for several exhibits related to the testimony about Rachel "Bunny" Mellon, the Virginia heiress who issued $A735,630 in cheques that were funnelled to a political aide for the former presidential ...

high-flier first to die of P overdose - New Zealand Herald
17 May 2012, 1:22 pm
A successful insurance executive is the first person in New Zealand to die from a methamphetamine overdose, the New Zealand Drug Foundation says. Lisa Jane McMillan, 39, was found dead at her Lower Hutt home by her brother after she failed to turn up to ...

The Chongqing Economy: An Illustrated Primer - Wall Street Journal
16 May 2012, 11:31 pm
The fall of disgraced former Communist Party high-flier Bo Xilai has put the economy of Chongqing, the southwestern mega-city he ruled from 2007 until March this year, under the microscope. A gross domestic product that nudged past 1 trillion ...

Cannes 2012: Entertainment One Promotes Lara Thompson - Hollywood Reporter
16 May 2012, 2:10 am
A former Sony high flier, Thompson will become executive vp, filmed entertainment for the Canadian distributor and be charged with pushing its worldwide growth. Entertainment One has created a new role for its current worldwide acquisitions senior vp Lara ...

Ex-RAF high flier’s personal battle with Gulf War syndrome - scotsman.com
14 May 2012, 6:02 am
RAF veteran Mike Sutherland was once a “party animal”. But at 49, he has been forced to quit his £55,000 a year job, has arthritis and his life is plagued by depression and chronic fatigue. Mr Sutherland says he is just one of thousands of military ...

The Smart Money miss on Green Mountain - Marketwatch
7 May 2012, 11:03 am
It is now old news that one-time high-flier Green Mountain Coffee Roasters (NASDAQ:GMCR) crashed painfully to earth last week. GMCR was brutalized after reporting earnings Wednesday afternoon and was socked by as much as 50% Thursday.